R-BOX PEARL User manual

R-Box User’s Guide

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1. Safety Information
Please read and understand all instructions before using this product. If the damage is caused by failure to
follow the instructions, your warranty does not apply.
1.1 Warning
To reduce the risk of electric shock, DO NOT remove the cover (or back).
DO NOT attempt to repair the product –doing so could lead to the risk of injury, damage to the product. To
reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, keep this product away from exposed direct sunlight, naked flames
or heat, large amounts of moisture, dust, and sand.
FCC Note (for U.S.A)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on.
You are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
- This class B digital product meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment
Regulations.
1.2 Precautions
Important Safety Instructions - Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow all
the safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference.
1.2.1 Read these instructions.
1.2.2 Keep these instructions.

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1.2.3 Heed all warnings.
1.2.4 Follow all instructions.
1.2.5 DO NOT use this apparatus near water.
1.2.6 DO NOT clean with any chemical detergent. Clean only with a dry cloth.
1.2.7 DO NOT block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
1.2.8 DO NOT install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
that produce heat.
1.2.9 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where it exits the apparatus.
1.2.10 Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
1.2.11 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the
apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury
from tip-over.
1.2.12 Plug this device into a power strip or UPS with built-in surge protection to avoid damage during
lightning storms.
1.2.13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as when the power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or
objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.
1.3 Handling Cautions
1.3.1 DO NOT expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing. Do not put objects filled with liquids, such as
vases on the apparatus.
1.3.2 To turn this apparatus off completely, you must pull the power plug out of the wall socket.
Consequently, the power plug must be easily and readily accessible at all times.
1.3.3 DO NOT plug multiple electric devices into the same wall socket. Overloading a socket can cause it to
overheat, resulting in a fire.
1.3.4 Before connecting other components to this player, be sure to turn them off.
1.3.5 If the product makes an abnormal noise or produces a burning smell or smoke, turn off the power
switch immediately and disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet. Then, contact the nearest customer
service center for technical assistance. Do not use the product. Using the product as it is may cause a fire
or an electric shock.

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2. Introduction
2.1 Package Contents
R-Box (white)
User’s Guide
HDMI Cable
IR Remote Controller (IR RC)
Optional Remote Controller
2.4G wireless Remote Controller
USB wire/wireless Mouse & Keyboard
Power Adapter, Input: AC100 ~ 240V, 50/60Hz, Output: 5V, 2A
2.2 R-Box Features
Quad Core A53, 2.0GHz, 1GB RAM, 8GB EMMC ROM
Powered byAndroid 5.1 OS
Built in browser and support virtual private network access
RJ45 10/100M Ethernet interface
Supports 4k2k video local media playback from SD card or USB HDD
Built in 802.11b/g/n AC Wi-Fi with interior antenna inside
Wi-Fi frequency range is 2400-2497GHz
Rj45 wired internet connection
HDMI video output, connect to HDTV for HD video playback
2 external USB ports, supports external USB devices
Supports USB mouse and keyboard operation
Supports simple IR remote control with mouse function
Supports Micro SD card
Supports Google Chrome browser
App Installer for application installation from USB/SD card and Google Play Store

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2.3 Exterior Features

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2.4 Remote Controller
[01] Power
[02] Mode
[03] Mute
[04] Up
[05] Left
[06] Right
[15] Page up
[07] Down
[16] Volume -
[08] Enter
[17] Page down
[09] Exit
[10] Home
[11] Switch
[12] Menu
[13] Volume +
[14] Notification

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2.5 Initial Setup and Connections
Place your R-Box on a flat platform and make the following connections:
Use the AV cable to connect to your stereo amplifier.
If using Ethernet network connectivity, plug the R-Box via Ethernet cable into your network router/modem,
or alternately you may use Wi-Fi connectivity.
To configure the settings, connect your R-Box to a monitor and a USB mouse is recommended as well to
expedite the configuration.
Plug into electrical power outlet. When you plug it in, the device will turn on and you will see the
following boot-time logo screen and subsequent splash video:
R-Box Pearl Splash Screen
When the boot video finishes and the operating system initializes, the following screen will appear:

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2.6 Basic Navigation
To navigate on the R-Box, you can use the remote control device, or a USB mouse.
With the remote control, use the navigation arrows (4 directions), OK, EXIT, and Menu keys to select the
options. The option selected will be highlighted and confirmed by pressing the OK key. The EXIT key is the
backwards looping arrow button on the bottom left side of the navigation arrow control.
With a mouse, left-click on something to go into an option, then right-click to exit the option. Now click on
the small icon at the bottom of the Splash Screen to proceed to the Desktop Screen:

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2.7 Desktop Screen
The desktop screen then appears with various application and system icons present:
Configure Essential Settings
This User’s Guide documents the essential functions you will typically need to utilize the R-Box to play
music. To configure your settings, click on the Settings Icon:

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3. Settings Screen & Systems Configuration
When you first click the Settings icon, the following screen appears:
3.1 Ethernet Configuration
Connect R-Box and your network router or modem by RJ45 network cable.
Click on the Network icon (from the previous picture), then click Ethernet, then click on Ethernet Device,
then “ON” and the R-Box will connect to the network automatically using DHCP if your network supports
DHCP. Or alternately you can configure a static IP number and other related network settings.

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3.2 WiFi Configuration
As an alternate to using Ethernet connectivity, you can use the wireless Wi-Fi option. The R-Box
automatically scans for available Wi-Fi hotspot connections when you select “ON”.
From the available list of Wi-Fi hotspots, click on one. If you connect to a secured Wi-Fi network, enter the
necessary security password and then it will establish a connection.
Note that if you perform a factory reset, you will need to re-enter your Wi-Fi password to connect again.
3.3 Bluetooth
To have your R-Box connect to a wireless speaker system, from Desktop Screen go into Settings, then click
“More Settings” twice. Then click the Bluetooth option and turn it on by sliding the toggle switch in the screen’s

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upper-right corner to the right position. After doing this, the R-Box will be visible to nearby devices that
support Bluetooth connectivity.
3.4 Sound & notification
To configure the volume and other sound-related settings, from the Desktop screen click on Settings, then
“More Settings” twice, then click on “Sound & Notifications”. The following screen appears, wherein you can
configure the media volume settings.

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4. R-Box App
To commence playing music, from the desktop click on the R-Box Pearl icon:
The R-Box app will open up to its Main Screen.
R-Box Main Screen

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4.1 R-Box App Settings
Before you can commence playing music, you must configure your User Account at the www.RadioSparx.com
web site to set the Device ID that is assigned to your R-Box. You can find your R-Box’s Device ID in two
different ways, by either looking at the sticker on the bottom of your R-Box, or by looking at the Settings for the
R-Box app.
To access the settings, click on the three dots in the upper-right corner and then click Settings. The Settings
Screen will appear as follows:
4.2 Device ID Configuration
Click on the Device ID field. If there is a value entered there, then surf to the RadioSparx web site, login to
your account, which will take you to the Account screen. From there, go into the Player Settings option.

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On the Player Settings screen for your User Account, change the Player Type field to “R-Box” and in the
Device ID field, enter the Device ID from your R-Box.
4.3 Optional Security Token
If you wish to have additional security, you can also click on the Security Token option to “Get New” and it will
assign a new 4-character security token. If you do this, make sure to also enter the assigned security token
on the R-Box Settings Screen’s Security Token option. If you have a security token configured for your user
account, you must also make sure to configure it in the R-Box. Failure to do so will cause the R-Box to not
authenticate properly and you will not be able to play music until you either enter the Security Token into the
R-Box settings, or alternately clear the Security Token from the Player Settings screen in your User Account’s
Player Settings screen at the RadioSparx site.
4.4 Music Playback
After configuring the Device ID from the R-Box into your RadioSparx User Account’s Player Settings screen,
you are now ready to commence music playback. Exit the Settings Screen to arrive back at the R-Box App’s
Main Screen.
Click the PLAY button and the R-Box app will connect to the RadioSparx web server system and commence
playing the Pop Vocal station by default.
You can control what music the R-Box will play entirely by configuring a Custom Schedule for your User
account at the RadioSparx website. The next chapter explains how to configure a Custom Schedule.
5. Custom Schedule Configuration
The R-Box Pearl supports both of the modes that a Custom Schedule can operate in:
Streaming in Real-Time
Store-and-Forward Mode

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To access the Custom Schedules feature, click on ACCOUNT on the top menu of the RadioSparx site, then
click on CUSTOM SCHEDULES. A list of any custom schedules that exist for your User Account will appear:
To add a new schedule, click the ADD SCHEDULE button at the top right of the table. The following
screen appears:

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Enter a descriptive name for the custom schedule and click CONTINUE. Then the Custom Schedule
Settings screen appears:
5.1 Streaming in Real-Time is the Default Mode
By default, a newly added schedule will play in live-streaming mode, meaning that as each new track plays
on the R-Box, it is actually being downloaded from the RadioSparx server in real-time. The
Store-and-Forward mode is an advanced configuration which will be covered in more detail below.

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5.2 Events Control What Music Will Play
To configure exactly which music will play, click on the +ADD EVENT button. This will bring up a new
screen, the “Add Event to Schedule” screen where you can configure the stations that will play for the
event:
For each event you add to a custom schedule, you can configure the following settings:
1. Start Time –What time each day the event starts
2. Station Rotation Method –For the stations you add to the event, this controls whether they play in
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3. Music Volume –Set the music volume for this event –this lets you configure the music to play softer
during quitter times of day (e.g. morning time) and louder during busier times of day (e.g. noon to
five p.m.)
4. Ad Volume –This lets you adjust the volume of ads relative to the music volume, in case you want
the ads to play louder or softer than the music.
5. Selected Stations –You can add up to five different stations to each event. From the five different
listboxes, pick one or more stations that you want to play during this scheduled event.
Note that in lieu of configuring stations, you can also configure either a “Stop event” or a “Reboot
event”.
Stop Event - The stop event will cause music to stop playing at the configured time and
countdown to the next event that has stations configured for it. This is convenient to configure
to occur at the end of the night if you don’t want music to play overnight. At the appointed time,
the R-Box will stop playing and go into a sleep-mode countdown until the next event arrives.
Reboot Event –The reboot event causes the R-Box to reboot at the designated time. This
can be convenient to configure to run at night time after the end of the day, before a Stop Event
causes a countdown. Or alternately you can have the reboot trigger in the morning after the
end of a countdown, or at any time in the middle of the night, to keep the R-Box’s operations
“refreshed” each night.
After configuring the settings for this event, click SAVE CHANGES and you will be returned to
the Schedule Settings screen.
5.3 Add Multiple Events to One Schedule
Feel free to add more than one event if you want the music to change throughout the day to play different
stations or sets of stations at different times throughout the day. It’s not uncommon to configure mellow-ish
music for the morning. A few great stations for this are the following:

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Easy Listening
Classical Lite
Oxygen
Classical + Jazz
Pop Easy Listening
Chillout
Then a bit later in the day, coming up on lunch time, you can pick up the pace with stations such as these:
Pop Vocals
Pop Up-Tempo
Motown
Indy Pop Vocals
Retail Cool Mix
Shopping Moods
International Jet Set
There’s over 160 stations to choose from, so have fun, explore the diverse music options!!
5.4 Who Will This Schedule Play For?
Look at the bottom of the screen, in the “Enable Schedule for Who?” section. By default, the schedule will be
enabled for your account. If your account was a master account for a multi-user account, you would see
multiple different users there that you could activate this schedule for. In this case, select either the “All
Users for This Account” option, or otherwise select the various different users you wish for this current
schedule to play for.
6. Store-and-Forward Configuration
On the Schedule Settings screen, to the right of the Schedule Name field, you will see an Advanced Features
checkbox. When you check that, the screen expands and various new advanced options display giving you
additional control over when and how the schedule operates: